Republicans Signal Latest Stimulus Will Be The Last, Despite Push From Biden, Democrats
On 12/22/20 at 5:47 PM EST
Congressional Republicans are holding tight to the idea that the recently-passed coronavirus relief bill could be the last from federal lawmakers, despite Democrats contending that the $900 billion in aid was simply a down payment.
It took congressional leaders more than eight months to pass the measure, and there are no signs that lawmakers could overcome another steeply divided Congress even with President-elect Joe Biden s administration taking over the White House on January 20.
Part of the reluctance among some GOP members, suggested Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.), is the uncertainty of what the U.S. economy will look like months from now as the initial COVID vaccines roll out across the country with far more soon to come.
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